Michelle Duggar’s advice for newlywed brides is to be ‘joyfully available’ for sex

Michelle Duggar, mother of 19 kids, wrote that newlywed brides should 'joyfully available' for sex with their husbands at all times.

Michelle Duggar said the best advice she can give to women about marriage is that they should learn to be "joyfully available" for their husband's intimate desires.

The mother of 19 offered the insight — a tip she learned from a friend — in a recent blog post devoted to her newlywed daughter, Jill.

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"So when you are exhausted at the end of the day, maybe from dealing with little ones, and you fall into bed so exhausted at night, don't forget about him because you and he are the only ones who can have that time together," Duggar wrote.

Michelle Duggar, with her husband Jim Bob, says she is available to meet her husband's intimate needs no matter the situation. (NBC NewsWire/NBC NewsWire via Getty Images)

The post is reductive to the role of women, but it might be a subtle slight at the situation with her disgraced son, Josh.

The 27-year-old man — who has admitted to molesting underage girls, including two of his sisters, as a teen and paying for sex with porn stars — is recovering from sex addiction at a faith-based rehab facility.

His wife, Anna, has stood by his side during all of these stories coming to light, but her mother-in-law's timing with marital wisdom might not be so coincidental.

Josh Duggar has checked into rehab for sex addiction after it was revealed there were multiple instances in which he was unfaithful to his wife, Anna. (Kris Connor/Getty Images)

"Smile and be willing to say, 'Yes, sweetie I am here for you,' no matter what, even though you may be exhausted and big pregnant and you may not feel like he feels," Duggar wrote.

She continued by saying a woman should respond to her husband with: "I'm still here for you and I'm going to meet that need because I know it's a need for you."